Patents Examined by Amber A Misiaszek
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Patent number: 9870569Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving an offer of a flexible demand response event from a customer of a utility company, and determining a price of the offer in context of a load-supply balancing operation of the utility company.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: SAP SEInventor: Andreas Doms
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Patent number: 9846904Abstract: A website that presents a user interface that displays images of products to a user. The product images that are displayed are of products that are recently trending or popular as determined by data derived from one or more sources. Each product image is displayed without the price of the respective product and without text naming, describing or identifying the respective product. Therefore, the user interface is constructed to focus on the trending products themselves so that the user interface is clean and uncluttered, allowing customers to focus on the trending products for possible purchase.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Alcott, Chad Weber, Peter Stromquist, Josh Dingman, Robert Stenzinger, Nicole Netland, Thibault Roux
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Patent number: 9842343Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate providing a marketplace for accessories of a remote monitoring and management product. In some embodiments, the system may be configured to create a first user account for a first user with a first number of points, and a second user account for a second user with a second number of points. The system may obtain a first RMM accessory item (e.g., a monitor, a data view, an antivirus definition, a search, a report, a script, a system component, a plugin, a probe, or a definition) and a corresponding price. Responsive to receiving an indication of interest, the system may transmit the first RMM accessory item to the second user, add to the first number of points a first multiplier times the price, and subtract from the second number of points a second multiplier times the price.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Connectwise, Inc.Inventors: Brett Alan Cheloff, Chris Goetschius
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Patent number: 9792571Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for tracking the efficiency of a drilling rig are provided. A sensor system on a drilling rig is provided. A controller in communication with the sensor system may be operable to generate measurable parameters relating to at least one Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The measurable parameters may be compared with measurable parameters from a target to generate an Invisible Lost Time (ILT) period and an Invisible Saved Time (IST) period for the drilling rig. The KPIs, ILT period, and IST period may be displayed to a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.Inventors: Chakrapani Mandava, Michael David Lockridge
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Patent number: 9767253Abstract: The present system and the method relate to adding product information to patient record. A product database stores the product information corresponding to a product, while a patient database stores the patient record corresponding to a patient. A product detector detects a product identifier corresponding to the product information and generates a product identifier message. The patient detector detects a patient identifier corresponding to the patient record and generates a patient identifier message. An adding module adds the product information to the patient record based on the patient identifier message and the product identifier message.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: LOGI-D INC.Inventor: Richard Philippe
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Patent number: 9767260Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing supplemental content relating to a digital good are presented. The supplemental content relating to the digital good may be received, where the supplemental content may be for presentation to a consumer. The supplemental content may be stored in accompaniment with the digital good. Ownership criteria associated with ownership rights of the supplemental content may be determined. The ownership rights corresponding to the supplemental content may be transferred from a first entity to a second entity based, at least in part, on the determined ownership criteria. The second entity may be authorized to access the supplemental content based, at least in part, on the determined ownership criteria. The supplemental content may be caused to be distributed to the second entity.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Neelakantan Sundaresan
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Patent number: 9750478Abstract: When a retake button is selected, a CPU causes a dialog screen for inputting a reason for a photographic error to be displayed. On the dialog screen, the name of a radiographer who is logging onto an X-ray photographing apparatus and select buttons indicating possible reasons for photographic errors are indicated. The CPU transmits an unsatisfactorily photographed image to a different server.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroyuki Matsuno
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Patent number: 9741021Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for driving demand for services. An appointment platform operating on a server may identify, based on an appointment inventory of a service provider, an open appointment to be filled. The appointment platform may rank a plurality of users to which the open appointment may be offered. The appointment platform may rank a user of the plurality of users based on a current membership score of the user. The appointment platform may determine, based on the ranking, to offer the user the open appointment. The appointment platform may identify, based on the current membership score of the user, a type of incentive from a plurality of types of incentives, to offer to the user for filling the open appointment.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Inventors: Robert Yu, Surya Prakash
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Patent number: 9727834Abstract: A portable measurement system is described herein that provides accurate real-time data for a subject object at a job site. The acquired data may include photos, laser mapping, thermal images, sonar imaging, electronic measurements, or other types of measurement data. The system leverages commonly available remote control helicopters or other flying vehicles mounted with a camera or other equipment to acquire images or other measurement data that would be difficult to obtain without climbing onto a target structure or placing personnel in other dangerous situations. A portable platform is described herein that can include helicopters as well as other types of portable measurement devices that can fly or otherwise maneuver to capture measurement data at a job site. In many cases, these connected devices can provide near instant availability of captured data to a processing center or other remote location, reducing delays that are typical today.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Inventor: Jerome Reyes
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Patent number: 9672477Abstract: An exam scheduling device comprises a notification module configured to determine notifications for display to a scheduler in the process of scheduling an exam for a patient. The notifications presented to a particular scheduler may be selected based on one or more exam parameters associated with a patient, for example. Thus, only those notifications that are relevant to the exam parameters associated with a particular patient's exam are presented to the scheduler, and the scheduler is required to respond to only those notifications that a scheduling administrator has determined require a response.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: D.R. SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Carol G. Sloyer, Tarek El Rashidy
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Patent number: 9633322Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjustment of difficulty level, quantity, and/or other parameters of knowledge-based authentication. The questions may be asked of a consumer based on one or more generated risk scores associated with the consumer's behavior, which may be derived from information received from the consumer, a representative responsible for entering information regarding the consumer, and/or from the consumer's computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: ConsumerInfo.com, Inc.Inventor: Michael Burger
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Patent number: 9626486Abstract: In an environment where it is beneficial for chronic health care patients to receive individualized attention on a daily basis, a health care network (10) is provided. Each patient receives a user interface device (12) such as a set top box for accessing the network (10). Based on the patient's health care history, a nurse or other health care professional interfaces with a server (22) and constructs a care plan specific to that patient by filling out appropriate sections of a care plan template. An itinerary arrangement processor (32) organizes content gleaned from the patient's care plan and constructs a serially arranged itinerary for the patient to experience each day. The patient logs on to the network (10) and is immediately presented with the day's itinerary, without having to navigate any menus. Resultantly, the patient will have an easier experience, and will not miss any material.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Tadashi Egami, Gilbert C. Lemke, John C. Ryan
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Patent number: 9615810Abstract: When a retake button is selected, a CPU causes a dialog screen for inputting a reason for a photographic error to be displayed. On the dialog screen, the name of a radiographer who is logging onto an X-ray photographing apparatus and select buttons indicating possible reasons for photographic errors are indicated. The CPU transmits an unsatisfactorily photographed image to a different server.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroyuki Matsuno
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Patent number: 9589241Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an electrical system is provided. The system comprises a controller including a plurality of machine implemented processing sequences. The electrical system also includes a plurality of sensors configured to receive input related to the environmental conditions of the environment surrounding the plurality of sensors and transmit the input to the controller, at least one power source in electrical communication with the controller. The electrical system further includes at least one storage device in electrical communication with the controller, and at least one device sensor in communication with an end user. The at least one device sensor includes memory, and the memory includes priority information regarding the priority of a device associated with the at least one device sensor. The at least one device sensor is operable to transmit information to the controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: John Felix Schneider, Christopher Allen Brown
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Patent number: 9483807Abstract: The invention is a hospital scheduling system that allows for real-time updates of the status of a medical procedure to be transmitted. More particularly, this transmission allows for the consistent flow of a pre-arranged sequence of events a hospital may use for patient treatment procedures. Once an event has transpired, notice of the event occurrence may be transmitted to interested personnel through specific transmission, or a general broadcast for all personnel such that updates may be checked by any interested hospital personnel. The devices capable of receiving the transmissions may be a wired device, or may be a portable wireless device, such as a hand-held unit. Moreover, the invention describes a pedal that may be capable of programming such that when specific areas of the pedal are compressed, coding will be sent to a computer for translation into status messages that may be transmitted through a network to any number of recipients.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: LAGUNA MENA INCInventor: Mohammed Naji
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Patent number: 8965778Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided for benefit management. One system includes a server including an application interface and access to a data store having one or more client files. A client file can include a definable set of business rules for managing and administering benefits and can include fund use rules for accessing and applying funds to claims from one or more accounts. The system includes a program operable on the server to apply the definable set of business rules in connection with processing a claim.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Inventors: Peter J. Kaehler, John L. Erickson, Leonard R. Steidel, Peter L. Hauser
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Patent number: 8812336Abstract: A system for generating a work unit test ahead candidate list. A list is generated of all potential candidate systems for test ahead operations. A system in the potential candidate list is selected. It is determined whether any work unit in the selected system is waiting for short parts. Determining that no work unit in the selected system is waiting for short parts, a complexity score is calculated for each work unit in the selected system. The calculated complexity scores are added to a total system complexity score. It is then determined whether an override exists for a work unit in the selected system. Determining that an override does exist, the selected system is removed from the potential candidate list. A candidate list is generated from remaining systems in the potential candidate list. Then, the candidate list is outputted to provide recommendations for optimizing work unit test ahead operations.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven C. Erickson, Ivory Wellman Knipfer, Fraser Allan Syme
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Patent number: 8768720Abstract: A method and system for helping a client check in for a scheduled activity wherein at least first and second subsets of activities occur proximate first and second locations, respectively, the method comprising the steps of providing a check in resource at the second location for checking clients in for the second subset of activities, associating at least a first electronic kiosk with the first subset activities, positioning the first kiosk at the first location for use by clients to check in for first subset activities, via the first kiosk, receiving identifying information from a first client, identifying at least a first currently scheduled activity for the first client, determining that the first currently scheduled activity is one of the second subset activities and via the first kiosk, indicating that the first client cannot check in for the first currently scheduled activity via the first kiosk.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Epic Systems CorporationInventor: Steven J. Larsen
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Patent number: 8751285Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a memory, a processor, and an interface. For a first region, the processor calculates a risk associated with a political situation of the first region, a risk associated with a legal situation of the first region, a risk associated with an economic situation of the first region, a risk associated with a social situation of the first region, a risk associated with a technological situation of the first region, and a risk associated with an environmental situation of the first region. For a first entity, the processor calculates a risk associated with an exposure level of the first entity in the first region. Based at least on these calculated risks, the processor calculates a ranking for the first region, the ranking representing an amount of risk to the first entity in the first region. The interface communicates the ranking for display.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Subhajit Deb, William Tyler Thornhill
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Patent number: 8738392Abstract: A health information gathering system for gathering information from at least one user. The health information gathering system includes a database storing information relating to a user and pertaining to at least two of the areas of information selected from a group consisting of nutritional information, psychological information, occupational information, physical information and personal history information, access to the information stored in the database being controlled by the user. The user can input information pertaining to the at least two areas of information selected from the group consisting of nutritional information, psychological information, occupational information, physical information and personal history information into the database, and the user can retrieve information from the database.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2002Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Inner Reach CorporationInventors: Constance Y. Fitzpatrick, Mark E. Fitzpatrick